Bottle-stopper.



No. 7l6,620. PatontedDec. 23, I902. L. BUUCAY. BOTTLE STOPPEB.

(Application filed Aug. 9, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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LEON BOUCAY, OF PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO SIEGFRIED SA-OIIER, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 716,620, dated December 23, 1902.

Application filed August 9, 1902. Serial No. 119,056. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON BOUCAY, a citizen of the Republic of France, and a resident of Paris, France, (whose postal address is Rue Potion N0. 19, Paris) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to stoppers for hermetically closing bottles and the like; and it consists of the provision of a collar adapted to fit the neck of any bottle and fixed and retained thereto by a hinged screw and nut. This collar has attached to it a frame or casing which supports an articulated lever partly protected by the aforesaid frame or casing. The lever is operated by a handle which projects from the frame or casing in such a manner that it can be manipulated from the exterior. The upper end of the lever also pro jects from the frame or casing, at the upper end thereof, and is pivoted, on the one hand, with the stopper and, on the other hand, with a link, whereby it is connected to two movable guides or links arranged at each side of the frame or casing. These two guides or links oscillate around the same pin and are raised or lowered by the movement of the handle, their object being to prevent the stopper from moving otherwise than in the vertical plane passing through the axis of the bottle-neck. To the upper end of the lever is pivoted a stem or spindle screwed at its lower end to receive the upper portion of the stop per, which consists of a specially-shaped metallic piece, the center of which forms a nut for screwing onto the said stem or spindle, so that the stopper can be adjusted to the required position on the pivoted stem aforesaid attached to the lever. The specially-shaped metallic piece aforesaid is made to receive and hold an india-rubber or cork stopper, which fits into the top of the neck of the bottle.

In further description of the invention reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the neck of a bottle with the stopper opened, and Fig. 2 is a similar elevation with the stopper closed.

In the views, A is the collar, adapted to fit the neck of the bottle-and fixed thereto by means of a screw (1. This collar has attached to it a frame or casing 13, which supports an articulated lever G, turning on a pin a. This lever is partly protected by the casing B and is operated by a handle which projects from the frame or casing in such a manner that it can be manipulated from the exterior. The lever O aforesaid operates, through a link D, a lever D, turning on the pin d. The upper end of the lever D also projects from the easing B, at the upper end thereof, and is pivoted to the link F, the arm f of which is connected with two movable guides E, arranged on each side of the casing 13. These two guides oscillate around the same pin 6 and are raised or lowered by the movement of the handle 0, their object, as hereinbefore mentioned, being to prevent the stopper from moving 0therwise than in the vertical plane passing through the axis of the bottle-neck.

f is the screwed arm of the link F for receiving the upper portion of the stopper, which consists of a specially-shaped metallic piece g, the center of said stopper forming a nut for adjusting the stopper as required. This metallic piece g is made to receive and hold a pad g, of india-rubber or cork, which fits into the top of the bottle.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is-- In combination with a stopper, a link F having a screw-threaded arm engaging the stopper by which said stopper may be adjusted, a frame secured to the bottle, guiding means pivoted to the link at one end and to the frame at the other end and a lever connected to the link F for operating the same together with the guides, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

LEON BOUOAY.

Witnesses:

EDWARD P. MACLEAN, CHARLES NEULATZ. 

